Opinion

Thoughts from the Georgetown community.

Editorials

Chicago teachers win beneficial contract

On Tuesday, the Chicago Teachers’ Union House of Delegates voted to end its two-week strike and accept the contract negotiated between union leaders and Mayor Rahm Emanuel. By reclaiming control... Read more

By the September 20, 2012

Editorials

Transgender awareness a worthy campaign

Last Thursday, Mayor Vincent Gray and the D.C Office of Human Rights announced the launch of a citywide campaign aimed at promoting respect for the transgender community. Advocates of the... Read more

By the September 20, 2012

Voices

Does an un-American act warrant anti-Americanism?

As a 19-year-old Hindu Indian-American from the Bible Belt of the U.S. studying at a Jesuit university in an Islamic country, I’ve often taken it as my responsibility to answer... Read more

By September 19, 2012

Voices

Struggling for sovereignty, Hong Kong marches on

When people ask me if I’m from China, I happily say yes. China is my country; it is where I am from. Based on that alone, most of my friends... Read more

By September 19, 2012

Voices

Honey Boo Boo: More than just roadkill and Mountain Dew

Here Comes Honey Boo Boo is a lot of things: child exploitation, caffeine science experiment, and the funniest thing on television. But, if you can crack through the exterior of... Read more

By September 19, 2012

Voices

Art for art history’s sake

Toward the end of my sophomore year, I realized that I could not delay declaring a major anymore. Unable to choose between Government and Art History, I opted for both.... Read more

By September 19, 2012

Editorials

DOMA lawsuit incomplete gay rights strategy

Last week, New York, Connecticut, and Vermont all submitted amicus briefs to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals urging it to rule against the Defense of Marriage Act. Filed by... Read more

By the September 13, 2012

Editorials

Democrats not prioritizing D.C. voting rights

Despite efforts by D.C. voting rights advocates, the Democratic Party failed to include D.C. statehood in the platform it unveiled last week in Charlotte, N.C. While the platform gives a... Read more

By the September 13, 2012

Editorials

Students should seek out tenant advocates

Burleith has become infamous for its negligent landlords. Students regularly have to fight to get their security deposits back at the end of the summer or academic year, even if... Read more

By the September 13, 2012

Voices

Watch out bras, there’s a new feminism in town

There’s more than one “f” word in modern society. And, if you can believe it, the one I have in mind is considerably more incendiary than the one you’re probably... Read more

By September 12, 2012

Voices

Through food, remember nature in this concrete jungle

As a nursing major, I’m taught to see dirt as a source of infectious disease–something to be sterilized out of wounds, washed out of bedding, or scrubbed out of hands. ... Read more

By September 12, 2012

Editorials

Sexual assault rhetoric should be revisited

Last week, a man allegedly committing serial sexual assault in Dupont Circle was charged with a misdemeanor, specifically, “misdemeanor sexual abuse (with aggravating circumstances).” According to D.C. Official Code, his... Read more

By the September 6, 2012

Editorials

Trebizond should teach social responsibility

After the independent student group Trebizond Investment’s now-infamous “Become the 1%” recruiting slogan appeared in Red Square last week, GUOccupy posted their reply: “And this is why we #occupy.” The... Read more

By the September 6, 2012

Editorials

Leo’s should bring composting on campus

At Leo J. O’Donovan Dining Hall, signs advertising the cafeteria composting program have been hanging next to the trashcans for years. Although students’ eyes are at times bigger than their... Read more

By the September 6, 2012

Voices

Everything in moderation, except maybe moderation

Over the last year, I’ve gotten a lot of flak for being too moderate. Why don’t I take a stronger stand? Why am I afraid of pissing people off and... Read more

By September 5, 2012

Voices

Dirt-y politics expose the House’s eco-irresponsibility

It was my first day on the job and as I entered the cafeteria for my lunch break, I froze in horror at what I saw—Styrofoam everywhere. It was July... Read more

By September 5, 2012

Voices

It’s never NSOver: The life and times of a freshman

According to the Oxford English dictionary, the word “orientation” is derived from the French, and originally denoted the placing or position of a church, house, tomb, or other structure relative... Read more

By September 5, 2012

Voices

Carrying On: Believing in disbelief

Last semester, I found myself surrounded by waves of nonbelievers at the Reason Rally, a forum for secular thought held at the National Mall. As the virulent freethinkers indulged themselves... Read more

By September 5, 2012

Editorials

Capitol Hemp raid indicates drug policy flaws

On Oct. 26, 2011, Capitol Hemp, one of D.C.’s best-known vendors of industrial hemp products, buckled in its legal battle with the District, leading to its closure effective Sep. 7... Read more

By the August 30, 2012

Editorials

Bag tax study ignores environmental benefits

Americans for Tax Reform recently commissioned a study on the now-two-year-old D.C. bag tax. The verdict: an utter failure with extensive economic consequences. These conclusions ignore the intent of the... Read more

By the August 30, 2012